Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, October 16, 2001, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	27-40-11-4
at Colorado Avalanche	2	45-28-8-1

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	5	11	20
Colorado Avalanche	11	8	6	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:32	Colorado Avalanche	Stephane Yelle (1)	Dan Hinote (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, COL 1
3rd	02:11	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (4)	Milan Hejduk (3)	Even strength	TBL 0, COL 2
3rd	02:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (2)	Brian Holzinger (1), Nikita Alexeev (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	20%	15:09
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		17:06
Number 9 B. Holzinger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		05:04
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		06:45
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	37.5%	16:46
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16.7%	20:17
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	60%	12:40
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	44.4%	15:55
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		22:17
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	61.9%	15:11
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1		21:04
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:30
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		19:06
Number 3 G. Ledyard	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2		21:04
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:42
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		28:45
Number 30 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		17:21
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		09:39

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	25	23	2	.920	59:16	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		05:11
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	50%	12:52
Number 18 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	55%	18:24
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	67.9%	22:28
Number 22 V. Nedorost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:41
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	3		21:12
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:28
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	69.2%	15:08
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	14.3%	09:46
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		13:00
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		20:27
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:33
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	5	8		28:02
Number 5 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:18
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:19
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		21:50
Number 11 P. Trepanier	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		18:00
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	3		23:22

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	20	19	1	.950	59:50	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Interference	2
1st	10:18	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	High sticking	2
1st	12:53	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Interference	2
1st	15:44	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury	Holding the stick	2
1st	17:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Hooking	2
2nd	05:30	Colorado Avalanche	Pascal Trepanier	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Zyuzin	Holding the stick	2
3rd	09:40	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dean Warren, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Matthew Barnaby, Nolan Pratt, Ryan Tobler, Glen Metropolit, Cory Sarich, Gordie Dwyer, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Martin Cibak, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Adam Foote, Kelly Fairchild, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Scott Parker, Ville Nieminen, Steve Moore, Jordan Krestanovich, Riku Hahl, Radim Vrbata

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Boston Bruins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Oct 16, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 16, 2001